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Guaranteed Māori seats on New Zealand councils to be slashed by more than half

Controversial law change that forced councils to put the fate of Māori wards to a public vote saw 25 vote to disestablish the guaranteed seats

The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2025

NZ PM Hipkins throws Ardern's water policy on bonfire

Jacinda Ardern's water infrastructure reforms are the latest policy to be axed by her successor as New Zealand prime minister, Chris Hipkins.

AAP · Apr 12, 2023

New Zealand to lift state of emergency on Tuesday

New Zealand will move out of a state of emergency on Tuesday as the country starts to recover from damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle last month, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 13, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle: child among four dead in New Zealand as 1,400 remain missing

Prime minister Chris Hipkins says there are ‘grave concerns’ for several of the missing as some regions remain cut off after storms

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle's devastating toll revealed in NZ

As Cyclone Gabrielle moves east into the Pacific, New Zealand rescue teams are working to re-establish links with communities cut off by the storm.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle: Families airlifted to safety as New Zealand declares emergency

PM Chris Hipkins calls storm ‘the most significant weather event New Zealand has seen this century’

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

British volunteer firefighter missing after being swept away in New Zealand cyclone

Emergency services in New Zealand were reportedly forced to call off the search for volunteer firefighter Dave van Zwananberg, as the land continued to shift while Cyclone Gabrielle hit Auckland's west coast

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2023

New Zealand declares emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle eases

The New Zealand government has declared a state of emergency across the country’s North Island, which has been battered by Cyclone Gabrielle

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Flooding hampers rescue efforts as North Island residents told power could be out for weeks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle leaves New Zealand communities cut off, national emergency declared

New Zealand's Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty says former tropical cyclone Gabrielle poses a "real threat" to lives after declaring a National State of Emergency.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023